Microsoft considers WebKit transplant for Internet Explorer (TG Daily)

According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the company may consider moving Internet Explorer (IE) to Apple's open-source WebKit browser engine which -- like Mozilla's Gecko and Opera's Presto -- follows web standards more closely than IE. Such a move may have a tremendous impact on web development trends and help IE get back on track.

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Obama Malware Follows Election (Digital Trends)

Barack Obama's election victory has proved to be a popular new lure for malware attackers.

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Apple's iPhone makes headway in corporate market (Reuters)

Apple Inc's new iPhone appears to be making small but steady inroads into the coveted corporate market dominated by RIM's BlackBerry.

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Obama's search for a CTO (CNET News)

By naming some technology executives to his transition team--especially former IAC executive Julius Genachowski--President-elect Barack Obama is signaling that he's likely to follow through with his proposal to appoint a chief technology officer to the White House.

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The First Internet Campaign (CIO Insight)

Barack Obama was elected for many reasons, but it seems clear that his campaign organization played an important role in his victory, and in some places perhaps a decisive one. That campaign organization was enabled to a great degree by its innovative use of technology, including social networking software, mobile phones, and other tools. Behind the net effort was a big IT development project, and all of that was wrapped in an emergent media culture tied together by the internet.

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What Obama presidency means for clean tech (CNET News)

Energy and environmental policy is poised for dramatic change under an Obama administration even with a slumping economy. With the incoming administration and Congress, renewable energy advocates and environmentalists said they anticipate a comprehensive national energy plan focused on fostering clean-energy technologies.

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